The progress of new projects in West Columbia’s River District is attracting interest from investors and it will lead to more development. “We are meeting with restaurateurs who are interested in coming to West Columbia and we expect several new residential projects to materialize,” said West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles. What is fueling the interest? The Carraway […]

Congaree Elementary 2020-2021 Teacher of the Year is Hannah Morrison. The school’s support Staff of the Year is Nurse Ginny Shull.

Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin spoke live at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast Tuesday. The meeting was held at the Corley Mill House on Corley Mill Road in Lexington. It was the first post-COVID-19 Chamber Breakfast. Benjamin, who joked about the many themes of protective masks he carries, said there was an option to tele-communicate […]

From the LMC Blog – At the request of Senator Katrina Shealy, Lexington Medical Center and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control are working together to provide free COVID-19 testing at White Knoll High School in Lexington County on Tuesday, June 2 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The free testing is […]

Shelley Breedlove has been named Northside Middle School’s Teacher of the Year. Mark Thompson has been named Northside Middle School’s Staff Member of the Year-

From the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department – Lexington County deputies have arrested and charged seven people accused of robbing and assaulting two men on Sunset Boulevard. Elijah Karos Clark (top row left), 19, De’Aci Marquette Corley, 18, Lane Rathburn Hein, 20, Jonathan Michael Kidd (bottom row left), 20, Mason Wilbur Mims, 20, Mason Caldwell Murphy, […]

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden reopened Saturday, and there are some changes at the West Columbia entrance at Botanical Parkway and Mohawk Drive. In April, an all-way stop was installed at the crossing. There are also some other intersections that now have all-way stops them in the neighborhood. The zoo had been closed for more than […]

Absolute Discount Mattress and Furniture is open in the Woodberry Plaza Bricks and Stones Pizza and Big Lots are in the same shopping center. It’s in West Columbia next to Big Lots at 3236 Augusta Road. The store is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. until […]